vol
Tho
grain
crop
is
looking
wonderful
in
the
Peace
River
country
and,
in
fact,
throughout
Alberta,
according
to
D.
R.
Mi
Doutrall
of
this
citv.
who
is
back
in
Prince
Runert
af-
tir
a
motor
tour
through
Southern
British
Columbia,
hcr'a,
Washington
and
Idaho.
There
has
been
plenty
of
moisture
in
the
province
of
Alberta
and,
indeed,
Mr.
Mc-
Dougall.
while
on
his
trip,
ran
into
.
numerous
rainstorms
and
showers.
PASSpSIN
wT
iIn
fact
lne
party
wllh
whlch
ne
I
llJlJJLikJ
11
1
was
driving
decided,
on
account
of
.
rnn
a
veritable
cloudburst,
to
turn
back
V
A
iIn
Nl
111
atti
I
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r
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atter
havlnB
reached
Bl"o
I
rill
VVU
J-li;
sky.
a
settlement
about
fifty
miles
beyond
Peace
River
Crossing
in
the
Mrs.
Molly
Smith,
Former
Local
llllh
School
Teacher,
Dies
Sud
denly
in
Southern
City
Mi
Molly
Smith,
aged
29,
who,
l
Mis,,
Molly
Jackson,
was
a
'taihii
in
the
loQl
High
School
three
or
four
years
ago,
died
s
i'!i
nly
at
noon
last
Thursday
In
;
t
home
ln
Vancouver.
News
oi
i
(!
nth
was
received
here
with
'
;i
r
Krct
by
many
local
friends
I'-cr-ased
became
very
popular
lirr
stay
in
Prince
Rupert
A
;r
uiuate
of
arts
"26
of
the
Un-
i
i
y
of
British
Columbia,
the
Mrs
Smith
was
born
In
Ot-
but
her
home-
had
been
ln
Vui.ouvcr
for
twenty
years.
Srw
;l
wife
of
Henry
Bertram
omiih
president
of
the
Alumni
A
r
iim
of
the
University
of
D'
.
i
h
Columbia
and
well
known
"'!"t
of
Kltaallno
Hlh
School
n
v.uu
ouver.
Besides
her
husband
'
-.t-vri
is
survived
by
three
als-
Til-
funeral
is
taking
place
today
i
Vancouver.
Year's
Domicile
To
Qualify
wuaiilv
-v
i
(
V
As
As
t
City
Charges
M.'.-r
orme
reported
to
the
city
travelled
over
the
Canadian
route
I
il
lis'
night
that,
having
seen'vla
Hope,
Princeton.
Grand
Forks
i"
press
that
Vancouver
as
a'
Nelson.
Rossland,
Trail
and
Crun-
'
'
brook
through
the
Crow's
Nest
Pass
w
is
registering
for
relief
only
;
!
to
Calgary
and
Edmonton
and
persons
domiciled
ln
the
city
v...ir
or
more,
he
had
wired
the
thence
on
Into
the
Peace
River
i
1
secretary
asking
that
the
country.
Return
was
made
via
Ed-
principle-
snould
apply
for
monton.
'Calgary
and
Macleod
r
"ii.
Rupert.
The
council
approv-
through
Idaho,
Spokane
and
Seut-
II
'in,
action
on
the
part
of
the
tie.
Victoria
and
other
coast
cities
Vancouver
Wheat
VAUrouVBR.
Aug.
4:
Wheat
w
1
uuoted
on
the
local
exchange
'''!''.v
ut
5040.
I
OTTAWA
1
1
BARS
OF
VANCOUVER
RIOTS
VICTORIA,
Aug.
4:
The
'i
clash
with
constituted
till
IWi.lt..
In
U..
A
'
"ipioyod
marchers
on
Satur-
and
Sunday
has
been
r
f:
"LlL'ht.
in
IVia
n(tntlnn
nf
th
fi'dei-Hl
department
of
Justice
'hi
provincial
government.
i"1
i
ll
notice
has
been
taken
the
majority
Of
those
ar-
rested
were
o
f0rCgn
birth.
Alberta
section.
The
excellence
of
the
Canadian
crop
is
in
striking
con
trast
to
that
In
the
districts
both
east
and
west
of
Spokane.
Wash.,
where
excessive
heat
has
virtually
burned
the
fields
up.
Mr.
McDougall,
who
had
the
opportunity
of
meeting
many
promln
ent
people
while
in
the
Peace
River
country,
found
businessmen,
farm
ers
and
all
other
classes
impatiently
awaiting
some
solution
of
the
Peace
River
Pacific
Coast
outlet
problem.
Being
an
enthusiastic
booster
for
the
Prince
Rupert
outlet,
Mr.
McDougall
missed
no
opportunity
to
advance
its
claims
and
advantages.
"It
is
piUtui,"
remarked
Mr.
McDougall
ln
an
Interview
this
morning,
"to
see
farmers,
such
as
one
we
met,
with
harvests
of
16,000
bushels
of
the
finest
wheat,
unable
to
pay
the
year's
bills
becausethe
pro-
ceeds
of
their
crop
are
so
eaten
into
by
excessive
transportation
costs."
Mr.
McDougall
during
his
trip.
attended
the
Calgary
Stampede.
"No
hard
times
were
evident
at
that
big
event."
Mr.
McDougall
commented.
"Money
was
flowing
like
water
and
there
was
Immense
enthusiasm
and
Jollification."
The
Turner
Valley
oil
fields
were
also
Visueu
ana
cunaiuuns
uicjrc
found
10
be
rather
qultt-
Mr
McDouaall.
who
left
here
on
July
3
and
covered
about
4,700
miles
while
absent,
made
the
motor
I
tour
with
Vancouver
friends
They
were
also
visiiea.
Claxton
Fisherman
Dies
In
Hospital
William
Murray
rasscd
Away
Yesterday
Afternoon
Had
Been
Patient
For
Three
Weeks
The
death
occurred
yesterday
afternoon
ln
the
Prince
Rupert
den
cral
Hospital,
where
he
had
beena
patient
for
three
weens,
oi
Murray,
fisherman
of
Claxton.
Deceased
was
of
Scottish
birth
and
waa
59
years
of
age.
No
other
personal
particulars
regarding
arc;
known.
1
..
n
nam
ntjt
arc
ln
.u
v,
V
a.
n
r
Undertakers.
.
.
ns
the
GOOD
CROP
IN
ALBERTA
Uest
Wheat
Yield
in
Three
Years
in
Prospect,
Says
Edmonton
Journal
Report
The
best
wheat
crop
in
three
years
is
in
prospect
for
Central
Al-
monthly
crop
report
of
the
Edmonton
Journal
Good
crops
of
coarse
grains
and
fodder
are
also
likely.
All
the
area
north
of
Olds,
Three
Hills
and
Big
Valley,
including
the
Peace
Itiver,
with
a
few
exceptions
where
rain
came
late
for
early-
wncat-
ln
this
ProsPect
NO
ACTION
ON
RELIEF
City
Council
Lays
Over
Resolution
From
Prince
Rupert
Unemployed
Association
In
view
of
subsequent
developments,
the
elty
council
last
night
took
no
action
on
a
resolution
offered
by
the
Unemployed
Assocla-tloci
of
Prince
nuDert
far
ehdorsa-
U6rf
fnf
f8f
WebTljhment
by
the
government
of
a
system
of
direct
relief
with
a
minimum
of
SS
.50
for
single
men
on
the
basis
of
50c
per
day
for
meals
and
$2
a
week
for
rent.
Aid.
Macdonald
moved
that
action
In
connection
with
this
resolution
be
deferred
in
view
of
the
fact
that
the
unemployed
had
since
passed
a
resolution
asking
the
government
to
establish
a
minimum
wage
of
40c
per
hour
on
relief
work
with
additional
allowances
for
married
men
with
children.
The
motion
was
seconded
by
Aid.
Linzey
and
carried.
-
Here
23
Years
HMttpg
Sl
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ifraPglSRi
ggggg
...y
fvjsEllgglBgi
Muyoi
C
II
Ormr
who
first
landed
in
Prince
Rupert
on
August
4,
1908.
His
Worship
has
made
considerable
progress
both
as
a
business
and
public
man
since
he
opened
his
drug
store
in
a
tent
on
old
Centre
Street
In
the
very
early
days
of
this
community.
LINDBERGHS
PROGRESSING
Famous
American
Flyer
and
Wife
at
Itaker
Lake
In
Course
of
Flight
to
Orient
1
4
OTTAWA,
Aug.
4:
Col.
and
Mfs,
Charles
A.
Lindbergh
arrived
atf
Baker
Lake
yesterday
afternoon!
from
Fort
Churchill
In
continuation
of
their
projected
flight
from
the
Australian
Screen
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
Wednesday,
August
5
High
5:10
a.m.
16:0
ft.
prnce
Rupert
Part
cloudy,
light
17:36
p.m.
17:8
ft.
northwest
wind;
barometer,
30.22;
Low
11:16
a.m.
7:1
ft
sea
smooth.
...
,
ji'
i
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
xxii.
1
..ja
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
AUGUST
4,
1931
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
OCEAN
TEAMBOAT
DEAL
PEACE
RIVER
CROPS
LOOK
WONDERFUL,
SA
YS
LOCAL
MAN
Alberta
Has
Abundant
Moisture
and
Harvest
Expected
to
be
Large
I).
B.
McDoiignll
of
This
City
Had
Long
iMotor
Tour-Boosts
Claims
of
Prince
Rupert
Outlet
to
Impatient
Businessmen
and
Farmers
of
North
nunc
suns.
A
uit'.aua
pilme
America
lor
a,
varaUon
Mbs
S).
geles
with
her
sisur
ikaiue
'tiht'
and
Tuffe
Richards,
all
from
Australia
SHIP
DEAL
ANNOUNCED
"Canadian
Australian
Line
Ltd."
Taking
Over
Liners
Nlajara
and
Aorantl
MONTREAL.
Aug.
4
:
President
E.
W.
Reatty
K.C.
of
the
Canadian
Tacific
Railway,
announced
today
that
a
new
company
had
been
incorporated
under
the
name
of
the
"Canadian
Australian
Line
Limited"
to
take
over
the
liners
Niarara
and
Aorantl
of
the
Canadian
Australian
Line.
The
new
company
will
be
jointly
owned
and
operated
by
the
Canadian
Pa-cfic
Railway
and
United
Steamship
Co.
of
New
Zealand,
the
latter
concern
having
been
the
former
owners
of
the
line.
J.
C.
Irons
has
been
appointed
general
manager
of
the
line
with
head
offices
in
Vancouver.
Halibut
Landings
American
arayllni!.
IO.Oikj.
Storage,
7.6c
and
4c.
LancinB
liuioo.
Storage,
7.9c
and
'4c
E.
Midway.
10
oou.
Royal,
7.9c
and
4c.
Viola.
3.500.
Booth.
7.9c
and
4c.
Volunteer.
9.0(H).
Pacific,
7,8c
and
4c.
Dctty.
8.000.
Booth,
7.9c
and
4c.
Thelma
M..
5.000,
Booth,.
7.9c
and
4c.
Friendly,
12,000,
A
tun,
7.8a
and
4c.
Canadian
Viking
I.,
10.000,
Atlln,
6c
and
3c.
Melville,
33.000.
Storage.
GO
and
3c.
AMI,
11.000.
Storage,
6c
and
3c.
4
PARLIAMENT
IS
NOW
PROUOdUED
OTTAWA,
Aug.
4:
Parlla-
ment
nroroguod
a
few
minutes
beforo
6
o'clock
last
evening,
after
a
six
months'
session.
Members
arc
hurrying
away
from
the
capital
to
spend
the
summer
ln
their
homes
and
ridlnts.
Star
Visits
U.S.
otage
and
screen
star
arrives
in
e!W.:e
on
liner
at
Los
An
,
CONFIDENT
OF
RUPERT
Power
Corporation
Official
Believes
There
Will
Be
Industrial
Development
Here
Soon
G.
II.
Kohl,
supervising
engineer
for
the
Power
Corporation
of
Can'
ada,
who
is
spending
several
days
in
the
city
on
an
annual
inspection
tour
of
his
company's
local
interests,
says
that,
despite
the
present
depression,
he
still
has
unbounded
confidence
in
the
future
of
Prince
Rupert.
Within
the
next
five
years,
there
may
be
industrial
developments
that
will
far
exceed
the
fondest
expectations
of
even
the
most
optimistic
citixens.
Development
here
has
been
slow
but
he
thinks
it
will
be
sure
nevertheless.
Adequate
power
development
has
put
the
city
in
a
position
of
advantage
that
it
never
before
enjoyed.
Mr.
Kohl,
who
lias
been
here
sinre
last
Saturday,
will
sail
on
the
Trince
Charles
Saturday
afternoon
for
Vancouver
en
route
back
to
his
headquarters
In
Montreal.
MENACE
OF
FIRE
DOWN
....
T
.
VANCOUVER.
Aug.
4:-Forest
fires
ln
the
Kettle
Valley
and
on;
the
coast,
which
for
a
time
assum-
ed
alarming
proportions,
have
been
alleviated
although
conditions
ln
the
Bast
Kootenay
are
still
some
what
grave.
?
1
AMY
JOHNSON
DOWN
IN
ORIENT
BECAUSE
OF
FUEL
SHORTAGE
!
HARBIN,
Manchuria.
Aug.
4:
1
'
Miss
Amy
Johnson
made
a
!
forced
landing
today
at
Khal-
lar,
midway
between
here
and
Chita.
Russia,
when
her
fuel
ran
low.
Hot,
Dry
Weather
Hastens
Maturity
of
Grain;
Some
Damage
Caused
By
Burning
WINNIPEG,
Aug.
4:
The
extremely
hot,
dry
weather
of
the
past
week
has
hastened
the
maturity
of
grain.
htubbled-in
land
is
showing
damage
by
burning.
The
ravages
of
the
heat
were
increased
by
high
winds
in
many
districts,
causing
harvest
to
be
earlier
than
anticipated.
Grasshoppers
are
doing
a
vast
amount
of
damage
in
the
southern
sections
of
Manitoba
and.'
Saskatchewan,
necessitating
many
-v
4
ty
vt
crops
being
cut
before
they
are
jllAj-Jift!
IN"
ready
for
the
binder,
according
to
,
JL
A
Vi"!
V2
JL
"
111
the
weekly
crop
report
of
the
de-
rinPrri1TSS1T
Sgr
cana,"a"
AFTERNOON
,
In
Manitoba,
wheat
cutting
has
commenced
ln
the
southern
areas
'British
Light
Cruiser
Due
at
4:39
and
the
sample
will
be
fair
quality
pji,
Wednesday
in
Course
Coarse
grains
are
suffering
due
to
of
Coast
Cruise
the
continued
hot
dry
weathsr,
'although
the
dry
spell
at
time
of:
H.
M.
S.
Dragon
of
the
American
writing
has
been
broken.
Binders,
West
Indies
Squadron
of
the
Royal
are
humming
ln
many
fields,
al-
Navy
Is
due
In
Prince
Rupert
harbor
!
though
grain
is
bslng
done
in
aniat
4:30
tomorrow
afternoon
for
a
endeavor
to
save
at
least
a
part
of
stay
of
five
days
ln
course
of
a
the
crop
from
the
attacks
of
grass-
coast
cruise.
The
Dragon
Is
coming
hoppers.
Cutting
will
be
gensral
here
from
Vancouver
and
will
leave
ln
Manitoba
during
the
first
wee
Jon
Monday
morning
next
for
Port
of
August,
but
too
rapid
ripening
'Simpson
and
Ketchikan,
has
materially
decreased
the
final
It
is
expected
that
the
Dragon
outrun,
Hay
harvesting
Is
ln
full
will
moor,
as
usual,
alongside
the
swing
In-
the
Swatr
Rlyjr,yaUeyjCanadUn
National
dock
off
the
and"
the"'ma'eKlir
oT
tooei
fvblunftJneadqUarters
of
the
Royal
"Cana-
and
quality.
All
areas
ln
southeri
'Saskatchewan
are
suffering
for
watn
of
moisture
and
dry
winds
have
dried
up
the
soli
resulting
in
early
sown
grains
ripening
fart
and
being
very
patchy.
The
feed
situation
Is
still
acute.
Mowers
ar;
being
generally
used
for
harvesting
as
the
shortness
of
straw
makes
binder
cutting
impossible.
Along
the
Rosetown.
Conquest,
Beechy,
Elrose,
White
Bear
subdivisions
come
similar
reports
of
hot,
dry
weather
accompanied
by
dry
winds.
Rain
Is
particularly
needed,
otherwise
the
average
yield
per
acre
will
be
greatly
reduced.
All
subdivisions
of
the
Prince
Albert
division
report
crops
showing
Improvement
as
weather
conditions
have
been
Ideal
due
to
recent
rains
and
warm
weather.
Wheat
Is
ripening
fast
and
coarse
grains
are
commencing
to
turn,
and
moisture
Is
sufficient
to
ensure
adequate
filling
of
late
grains.
In
Alberta
In
Alberta
along
the
Drumheller,
Stealer.
Oyen.
Three
Hills
subdi
visions
the
vagaries
of
the
weather
man
have
been
predominant
as
some
districts
have
had
continuous
abnormal
heat
which
has
had
a
de-terioratng
effect
on
crops
while
others
have
had
heavy
rains.
Straw
is
short
and
the
yield
ln
many
districts
will
be
light.
Along
the
Cam-rose.
Kingman,
Vegrevtlle.
Alliance,
Blackfoot
subdivisions,
all
grains
are
progressing
favorably
as
weather
has
been
warm
with
Intermittent
showers.
Cutting
will
start
ln
about
two
weeks,
and
these
districts
anticipate
heavy
yields.
In
the
Peace
River
grain
Is
ripening
fast
and
In
good
condition
ln
most
places
except
ln
the
Dawson
wnere
more
mol5ture
,s
,red
fM
norma,
mng
CatUc
va,UM
m
wegtcrn
gtock
yards
Amni
a
further
decline
with
the
greatest
slump
apparent
on
grass
fed
cattle.
Therefore,
feeders
should
keep
back
their
gras-Mr
cattle
for
further
f
lnlshlns.
The
ihog
market
has
moved
to
slightly
lower
levels,
while
the
lamb
mar
ket
has
shown
a
material
drop:
WEATHER
REPORT
Triple
Island
Overcast,
light
westerly
wind,
slight
sea.
Langara
Island
Cloudy,
light
southwest
wind;
sea
calm.
Dead
Tree
Point
Overcast,
calm;
barometer.
30.16;
temperature,
64;
sea
smooth.
dlan
Naval
Volunteer
Reserve.
TO
ASSIST
TAXPAYERS
Susgestions
Made
to
City
Council
By
Aid.
James
Black
Aid.
James
Black
suggested
at
last
night's
councU
meeting
that,
ln
order
to
encourage
the
hurrying
up
of
payment
of
local
Improvement
taxes,
first,
the
time
of
the
bonds
might
be
extended
or,
second,
property
owners
might
be
given
the
opportunity
ln
cases
of
such
heavy
work
as
the
Section
Five
sewer
to
make
monthly
Instead
of
annual
payments.
The
suggestions
were
dropped
when
City
Solicitor
Jones
gave
the
opinion
that
they
were
hardly
within
the
spirit
of
the
Municipal
Act.
REFUELLER
IS
LANDED
Convoy
Plane
of
.
Robbins-Jones
night
Comes
Down
at
Ruby
NOME.
Aug.
4:
The
refuelling
plane,
which
became
separated
from
the
Tokyo
non-stop
flight
plane
of
Reginald
Robbins
and
Harold
Jones
yesterday,
necessitating
the
latter
machine
to
land
at
Fairbanks,
lan
ded
at
Ruby,
near
here
yesterday.
The
refuelling
plane
arrived
here
from
Ruby
later
Monday
night.
BUS
OFFICE
IS
HELD
UP
Bandits
Teok
$500
in
Cash
From
Stage
Line
Headquarters
on
Seymour
St.,
In
Vancouver
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
4:
Two
armed
bandits
raided
the
offices
of
the
Pacific
Orcyhound
Stages
Ltd.
on
Seymour
Street
at
7:40
this
morning
and
escaped
with
$500
after
forcing
the
cashier,
S.
J.
Evans,
at
the
point
of
a
revolver,
Into
a
rear
room.
4
4
f
1
if;